Iran: Reshuffle for air defences


Issue 1082 - 07 Jun 2019 | 1 minute read

Rahbar (Supreme Leader) Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has reshuffled the personnel as part of a reorganisation of Iran’s air defences, in decrees issued on 29 May. He appointed Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi as commander of Khatam Al-Anbia Air Defence Base; Brigadier General Ali Reza Sabahifard – who previously held that role – has been made commander of the newly-created Air Defence Force of the Iranian Army (Artesh).

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